Explorative Research (Identify a problem, this is very important to set the course of the research)

• Do research before your interviews so you have an idea of what questions to ask.
• Can be done through field observation, online research, analyzing analytical data, reading reviews and questions, and the sort.
• Your explorative research could lead to a hypothesis, which you can use as a point of focus for your descriptive research.

Descriptive Research (Explore possible solutions)

• To understand the context of the identified problem
• Can be similar to Explorative Research
• Can be done through speaking to stakeholders, interviewing domain experts, online research